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In [[Latin]] linguistics, the term '''supine''' refers to a [[non-finite]] form of the [[verb]] that expresses purpose and other [[adverb]]ial notions.

=== Examples ===

Latin

''Pater venit amicum gratula-tum.''

father came friend.ACC congratulate-SUP

'Father came to congratulate his friend.'

=== Polysemy ===

The term ''supine'' is also used in Swedish linguistics, for something rather different.

=== Origin ===

The Latin adjective ''supinus'' means 'facing upwards, lying on one's back, indifferent'. According to Benveniste (1948), the metaphor is the following: "Le supin verbal est indifférent à la voix, au temps et au mode, par comparaison à l'attitude d'un homme nonchalamment couché." [The verbal supine is indifferent to voice, tense and mood, comparing with the attitude of a person lying nonchalantly.]

See Richter 1856-1860 for an early detailed study of the Latin supines.

=== References ===

*Benveniste, Émile. 1948. ''Noms d'agent et noms d'action en indo-européen.'' Paris: Maisonneuve.
*Richter. 1856, 1857, 1858, 1859, 1860. ''De supinis Latinae linguae.'' Königsberg.

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Linguipedia: New page: In Latin linguistics, the term '''supine''' refers to a non-finite form of the verb that expresses purpose and other adverbial notions. === Examples === Latin ''Pater ve...